Russ Freeman

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American jazz musician composer human jazz pianist

Russ Freeman was an American jazz pianist and composer best known for his influential collaborations with trumpeter Chet Baker in the 1950s West Coast jazz scene.

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Russ Freeman canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American jazz musician ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
associatedWith Art Pepper ⓘ
Bud Shank ⓘ
Chet Baker ⓘ
Howard Roberts ⓘ
Shelly Manne ⓘ
Shorty Rogers ⓘ
birthDate 1926-05-28 ⓘ
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
collaborationPeriod early 1950s with Chet Baker ⓘ
mid 1950s with Chet Baker ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2002-06-27 ⓘ
deathPlace Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
familyName Freeman ⓘ
genre West Coast jazz ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Russell ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
knownFor contributions to West Coast jazz piano vocabulary ⓘ
influential collaborations with Chet Baker ⓘ
movement West Coast jazz ⓘ
name Russ Freeman self-link ⓘ
notableCollaboration Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman ⓘ
surface form: Chet Baker Quartet
notableRole key figure in 1950s West Coast jazz scene ⓘ
notableWork Bea's Flat ⓘ
Bockhanal ⓘ
Maid in Mexico ⓘ
Music for Lighthousekeeping ⓘ
The Wind ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
recordedWith Chet Baker & Strings ⓘ
Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman ⓘ
Chet Baker Sings ⓘ
surface form: Chet Baker Sings (as pianist and arranger)
recordLabel Contemporary Records ⓘ
Pacific Jazz Records ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
style cool, understated improvisation ⓘ
lyrical piano style ⓘ

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Chet Baker → associatedAct → Russ Freeman ⓘ
Chesney Henry Baker Jr. → associatedAct → Russ Freeman ⓘ
Chet Baker Sings → performerOnRecording → Russ Freeman ⓘ
Pacific Jazz Records → releasedMusicOf → Russ Freeman ⓘ
Russ Freeman → name → Russ Freeman self-link ⓘ